seem doomed
Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words
Used to suggest that something appears to be certain to fail, die, or be destroyed.
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- From the very beginning, their business venture seemed doomed to failure.
- Without proper funding, the ambitious project seems doomed.
- Despite the team's best efforts, the plan seemed doomed from the start.
- Their troubled marriage seemed doomed due to their fundamental differences.
- Any attempt to reform the corrupt system seems doomed to meet with resistance.
- The rescue mission seemed doomed as the storm intensified.
- His political career seemed doomed after the scandal broke.
- The ancient civilization seemed doomed once its water source dried up.
- This particular species of frog seems doomed to extinction.
- In a world of streaming services, the traditional video rental store seemed doomed.